Bandage-winder.



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BANDAGE WINDER.

APPLICATION FILED IULY l2. S. 1,287,163. Patented Dee. 10, 1918.

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APPLECATION FILED SULY 12| 19H.

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UNITED sTATEs PATENT oEEioE.

WILLIAM A. WINTER, F EAST ORANGE, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNR TO THE KNY- SCHEERER CORPORATION, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

BANDAGE-WINDER.

Application led July 12, 1917.

Be it known that I, WILLIAM A. WINTER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of East Orange, county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bandage- VVinders, set forth in the following specification.

This invention relates to bandage winders. The object of the invention is to provide a sturdy, durable machine for winding bandages, which will be efficient in operation, capable of cheap construction, and simple in operation.

In its preferred embodiment, the machine is motor driven and one object of the invention is to provide for the adaptation of a standard type of motor commonly known in the art as a sewing-machine motor.

A further object of the invention is to provide for the winding of Vbandages of various widths without the necessity of removing a head plate. Further objects of the invention are to improve in general the details of construction of a machine of this character.

rlhe above will be pointed out in the accompanying claims, which are directed to the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof, andthe following specification as merely illustrativey and descriptive of one illustrative embodiment of the invention.

Like characters `represent corresponding parts 1n the several figures of the drawings, in which F1gure1 is a front elevation of the machine mounted upon a table; Fig. 2l

is a cross section with parts shown in elevation through the line II-II of Fig. 1; Fig. S is a detail vertical section, with parts broken away, showing the journal in the bracket or frame; and Fig. 4 is a detail plan view of the motor-supporting platform.

A platform A of any suitable construction is provided, although the cross-shaped structure shown particularly well in Fig. 4 is pre ferred. This platform provides a plurality of pockets 1, one for the reception of each foot 2 of the motor B. The feet 2 form a part of a stationary base 3 of the motor, the body portion 4 of the motor being iixed to the base 3 by a swivel 5, so that, through the medium of the spring 6, a clockwise tendency to rotate is imparted to the body 4. which carries the friction drive pulley on its spindle. The platform A has suitably fixed to it suitable clamps 7 and 8, which Specification of etters Patent.

Patented Dec. 10, 1918.

Serial No. 180,204.

serve to clamp the machine to a ledge such as the table C. An upright bracket D mounted upon the ledge or platform A in a suitable manner, as by machine screws 9, taking into the tap holes 10 of the platform A. i

A winding spindle E is suitably journaled in the bracket D, as through the me dium of a journal box F. A friction drive wheel G is fixed to one end of the spindle E and is adapted to coperate with the friction drive pulley 6, which is upwardly spring-pressed against its lower edge. If desired, a 'manual means such as the handle H may also be provided to serve as means for driving the winding spindle E.

A guide rod-I is mounted in afhorizontal position in the bracket D and extends out parallel with the winding spindle E.

A pair of head plates 11 and 12, symmetri cal in structure, each has a bearing 13, provided with a set screw 14, and'each likewise has a vslot 15, extending to a mid-position from the periphery of thev head plate, so that each head plate may be moved slidably along the guide rod I to vary vthe space between the head plates 11 and 12 in order to accommodate various widths and various positionings of a bandage. Likewise, because of a slot 15, both head plates may be swung' so as laterally to clear the winding spindle E, or so as to be swung up laterally across the spindle E to form substantially spool ends for guiding the bandage to be wound. Although, so far as the guide rod I is concerned, each head plate may have an independent swinging movement, it is preferred that some means be provided to cause the head plates to swine' in unison when some fastening means such as the set screws 14 are released. In the embodiment illustrated, this means for causing` the contemporaneous and uniform swinging of the head plates is comprised in the two guide lingers 16 and 17, which are fixed to the head plate 12 and which extend freely through snugly fitting sleeves 18 and 19, which sleeves are fixed to the head plate 11, and the removable linger 20 having threaded engagement at its threaded end 21 with the head plate 12 and passing freely through the head 11. The knurled knob 22 may be useful in removing the spindle 20, if desired, to facilitate the threading of the Winder.

A suitable detail construction for the @GLI rod; I as ai center.

journal F is shown most clearly in Fig. 3.V A journal box 30 is externally threaded for convenient mounting in the bracket-VD s the journal box being'satisfactorilyforme 'out of cast iron. A steel spindle 31 has anormal. bearing fit with the bore 32 and extends ontwardly to mount the drive wheel G, as

vthe cap 329i having adjustable threaded engagement through thev medium of the threads 40, with thejournal part 3'0 lA fixity of adjustment maybe' accomplished* throughthe medium of the set screw 'fi-1, while' felt vpa'ckifrng washerlZ maybe illterposed between the cap andv the disk shaped member 38.' A greasev or"oil cup '743, may take care of lubrication. A" satisfactory method othreading the apparatuswith a bandage jto be wound is 'shown-'in the erosssection'of lig.V f2; 'inwhich 'the bandage J preferably rst passes 'over the guide rodi-71, then under theftingerY 157;` over-'thel spindle 20?, and 'under 'the lfin-ger '1 6, thence to the windv ing' "spindle It vispi'ceferable that the slots 15; be aro-shaped' relatively tothe guideV YItl shouldV be' Vnoted that the vpart-of the jour-nal marked 4:4; is cylindrical and it is into this cylindrical partlthat' the square shaped spindle is insertediand held fastby suitable means in aI vsquare shaped socketas by the. pinl 45.

That is claimed and what is desired to'be seoured by UnitedStates Letters Patent is l; A bandage Winder having av bracket; a winding spindle journaled in said bracket; means for rotating said spindle; a guide; rodfixed to saidl bracket parallel to said spindle; a pair of head-plates each Vhaving a slot extending from its periphery to a midabutments along said spindle.

position and rotatably and slidably mounted by said guide-*rod whereby they may be rotated'into and ont otcoperation with said spindle and adjusted for various widths of bandage; and means for fixing said headplates in position for operation as spaced 2. In a bandage Winder, a 'supporting Y* i-ra1ne;. a. WindingV spindle; a guide rod mounted on said frame; and a pair of swiveling head-plates, one or both of which are,

longitudinally slid'able on said guide rod and which have .slots to' permit the" lateral application of said@ head1-plates to said spindle'.

3. A bandage Winder comprising aframer;Y

a spindle .journaled in said frame; diri-ving means for said spindle; a head-plate forth-ej journaled Lend of said spindle;l a second axially adjustable 'head-plate havinga swiveling mounting upon said frame'- and spindlebliearing slot 'so` that itA may tbe swung in itsgowf'n plane into andv out. of? bandage conning position.

' 45A' bandage: winden 'a spindle; means for .driving said' spindle; a

pair of' spaced head-plates havingrrslots to.

clear said'spindlez; a swiveling'mountimgfor v said head-plates to` permit. ther-n to swing'vv crosswise relatively to said spindlegintof and out of bandage. confningposition; and' prof visions to insure contemporaneous.'swinging in parallelism of both said head-plates.

f 5; A I`bandage Winder comprising a:

spindle; means forr driving'said spindle; aV

pair of spaced heads-plates: havin'gj'slots to clear said spindle, lone or 'both of said headplates being axially adjustable. relatively to.

said spindle; a. swiveling'mounting'forsaid head-plates to permit them to Vswing Grossa wise relatively to .saidV spindle int-'oA 'and out, of bandage confining position; and.provi-V sions to insure contemporaneous swinging in parallelism of both said headplates;

In witnessV whereof I have signedV my name to this speeiiicationthis 9th day of' July, 1917. y

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